u
The name of the Latin script letter U/uThe name of the Latin script letter U/u.
» He has just been appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
Его только что назначили послом США в Японии.
Його щойно призначили послом США в Японії.
Meaning
2 sensesThe name of the Latin script letter U/u.
юju, уu
the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
A thing in the shape of the letter U.
Examples
470 sentencesHe has just been appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Japan.
Його щойно призначили послом США в Японії.
ruЕго только что назначили послом США в Японии.
The capital of the U.S. is Washington, D.C.
Столиця Сполучених Штатів - Вашингтон.
I made a U-turn.
Я розвернувся.
ruЯ развернулся.
The U.S. economy is in good health.
We have received many orders from the U.S.
deWir haben viele Bestellungen aus den USA erhalten.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, fFrom Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u, from 7th century replacement by lower case u of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, ur), derived from Raetic letter u.
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Forms
plural: uesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons:uraniumatomic number 92
- a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine:uracil
Word family
34 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- the u s
- u s
- u s is
- u turn